Turrent launcher



Dec. 10, 1963 Filed June 10, 1959 FIG-.1

FORWARD RAIL 38 Sheets-Sheet l CENTER RAIL LAUNCHER ARM TURRE T WING EREGTOR SVERRE KONGELBECK INVENTOR TURRET LAUNCHER Filed June 10, 1959 38 Sheets-Sheet 5 FIG.3

Dec. 10, 1963 s. KONGELBECK 3,113,486

TURRE'I LAUNCHER Filed June 10, 1959 $58 Sheets-Sheet 4 FIG. 4

LAUNGI'IER ARM- .92

CENTER RAIL ,TELES60Pl/V6 ELEVATION rue:

Dec. 10, 1963 s. KONGELBECK TURRET LAUNCHER 38 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed June 10, 1959 a $85 9m$ his: M 3m 3% 353mm FIG.5

Dec. 10, 1963 s. KONGELBECK TURRET LAUNCHER F iled June 10, 1959 38 Sheets-Sheet 6 FIG.6

Dec. 10', 1963' s. KONGELBECK 3,113,486

TURRET LAUNCHER Filed June 10, 1959 38 Sheets-Sheetv 7' TURRET FIG. 7 (TRAIN 8| DRIVE ASSEMBLY) 49 I INNER INDEX OUTER INDEX V/OKERS MOTOR MOTOR RETURN RETURN OUT MOTOR PRESSURE PRESSURE IN FOR THE PURPOSE OF SIMPLIC/T )1 THE HYDRAULIC PASSAGES /N THE ABOVE FIG. HAVE BEEN SHOWN INA COMMON PLANE.

Dec. 10,1963 5. KONGELBECK TURRET LAUNCHER 38 Sheets-Sheet 8 Filed June 10, 1959 FIG.9.

Dec. 10, 1963 s. KONGELBECK TURRET LAUNCHER 38 Sheets-Sheet 9 Filed June 10, 1959 Dec. 10, 1963 s. KONGELBECK TURRET LAUNCHER 38 Sheets-Sheet 10 Filed June 10, 1959 S. KONGELBECK TURRET LAUNCHER Dec. 10, 1963 Filed June 10, 1959 FIG. l5.

FORWARD RAIL UP CENTER RAIL UP RACK YOKE DOWN VERT/EAL FIG. I5A.

RACK YOKE UP FORWARD RAIL DOWN FIG. I58.

CENTER RAIL DOWN CENTER RAIL SIGNAL SWITCH CLOSED (FWD. RAIL NOW new new av CENTER RAIL- RACK YOKE can BE RETURNED now) MISSILE HOISTED 38 Sheets-Sheet 11 FIG. ISA.

Dec. 10 1963 Filed June 10, 1959 FIG 50.

FIG 50.

mssu AWAY Fwo IL up S. KONGE BECK TURRET LAUNCHER 58 Sheets-Sh t 1;;

Dec. 10, 1963 s. KONGELBECK 3,113,486

TURRET LAUNCHER Filed June 10, 1959 38 Sheets-Sheet 13 S. KONGELBECK Dec. 10, 1963 IURRET LAUNCHER 38 Sheets-Sheet 14 Filed June 10, 1959 VMN Dgc. 10, 1963 5, KONGELBECK 3,113,486

TURRET LAUNCHER File June 5 38 Sheets-Sheet l5 FIG.20.

CHAIN TRAVEL umn' SWITCHES CHAIN "UP" POSITION snowu. ROTATE CLOOKWISE TO LOWER CHAIN.

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Dec. 10, 1963 s. KONGELBECK TURRET LAUNCHER 38 Sheets-Sheet 18 Filed June 10, 1959 LEVER MOVING D M w G u 7 6 mm 2 WRW 0U G M P m V W mmm mm B WM 7 mm 2 mm m m WY LB m A A W 7 TM?- mm Wm F. mu ww LEVER LOWERING MISSILE INTO TANK 4 u m w Dec. 10, 1963 s. KONGELBECK TURRET LAUNCHER 38 Sheets-Sheet 20 Filed June 10, 1959 Ill-ll llillblmllllllllu V I fJIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII fillllllllllllllllllll 

1. A LAUNCHER FOR AERIAL MISSILES, INCLUDING A MAGAZINE HAVING A PLURALITY OF MISSILE COMPARTMENTS ARRANGED IN CONCENTRIC ROWS, A DECK CLOSING THE MAGAZINE AT ITS UPPER END, SAID DECK HAVING AN OPENING, A BLAST DOOR MOVABLE IN THE OPENING, MEANS FOR MOUNTING A PLURALITY OF MISSILES IN THE MAGAZINE COMPARTMENTS, MEANS FOR ROTATING THE DECK ON THE MAGAZINE, A TURRET ON THE DECK, A LAUNCHER ARM, MEANS MOUNTING SAID LAUNCHER ARM ON THE TURRET, SAID MEANS BEING OPERABLE FOR MOVING SAID ARM FROM A POSITION FOR RECEIVING A MISSILE FROM THE MAGAZINE TO A TRAIN POSITION FROM WHICH SAID MISSILE MAY BE LAUNCHED, MEANS IN SAID LAUNCHER ARM FOR MOVING A MISSILE BETWEEN ONE OF SAID COMPARTMENTS THROUGH SAID BLAST 